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EVM touts exceptional processing and graphics capabilities for industrial apps
May 22, 2013 10:20 am | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced its OMAP5432 processor-based evaluation module (EVM) for high-performance industrial applications. The OMAP5432 EVM is said to enable quick, easy evaluation and benchmarking for applications demanding high-performance processing and graphics at
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Arduino-compatible boards tout prototyping-friendly 32-bit MCU packages
May 15, 2013 5:39 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc. expanded its Arduino compatible chipKIT platform ecosystem, with new tools from Digilent, Inc., the Fair Use Building and Research (FUBAR) Labs, and Schmalz Haus LLC. These new tools are based on Microchip’s 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs) in prototyping-friendly
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Kit helps developers gain fast entry into the world of embedded ARM processors
May 10, 2013 11:25 am | Kontron | Product Releases | CommentsKontron announced the ready-to-use SMARC Starterkit. The kit offers developers fast entry into the world of embedded ARM processors, which is now highly scalable owing to SMARC Computer-on-Modules. The kit comes in a sturdy transport case, has all the cables already connected and is
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Starter Kit speeds up choosing and commissioning the optimum drive
May 10, 2013 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsWith its new StarterKit, Nanotec Electronic is helping companies choosing and commission the optimum drive. Various motor settings can be tested, and different operating modes such as open loop and closed loop can be
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Booster pack lets users jumpstart and explore sensor fusion applications
May 9, 2013 9:50 am | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments announced the Sensor Hub BoosterPack for its Tiva C Series TM4C123G LaunchPad. This plug-in daughter card that allows ARM Cortex-M4 MCU developers create products with up to seven types of motion and environmental sensing capabilities. The board and software enables
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SoC development kit features ARM DS-5 Altera Edition toolkit
May 1, 2013 11:32 am | Altera | Product Releases | CommentsAltera Corporation announced the availability of its Cyclone V SoC Development Kit. Developed in collaboration with ARM, this kit features the recently announced ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5) Altera Edition Toolkit software, an FPGA-adaptive debugging tool that
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Development platform for the Kinetis K20 MCU is Arduino compatible
April 22, 2013 9:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsPremier Farnell announced the global availability of Freescale Semiconductor’s newest Freedom Development Platform for evaluating Kinetis K20 MCUs at element14. The new FRDM-K20D50M Development Platform is form-factor compatible with the Arduino R3 pin layout, providing
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Kit promises everything needed to fully evaluate high-speed data converters
March 15, 2013 10:55 am | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments introduced what is said to be the industry's first complete high-speed data converter system evaluation kit (HSDC-SEK). The HSDC-SEK-10 includes a pattern capture card, pattern generator card, low-jitter clock source, clean 10-MHz signal source and a multi-output regulated power supply.
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Development board features dedicated eGaN driver
March 15, 2013 9:42 am | Efficient Power Conversion | Product Releases | CommentsEfficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) introduced the EPC9010 development board to help engineers start designing with a 100-V enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) field effect transistor (FET) in applications such as high-speed DC/DC power supplies, point-of-load converters, class D audio
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RF modules ease implementation of radio technologies in embedded systems
March 12, 2013 9:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdeunis RF announced the availability of its Wireless Starter Kits, allowing immediate implementation of wireless capabilities on Bluetooth, ISM bands, Narrowband and Wireless M‐Bus transceivers (a world exclusive). The kits are based on the Raisonance brand Open4 development platforms and fully
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Platform for Kinetis KL05Z MCUs delivers desirable energy efficiency, performance
March 6, 2013 4:52 pm | Product Releases | Commentselement14 has announced the global availability of a new board for evaluating Kinetis KL05Z MCUs (FRDM-KL05Z). Based on a microcontroller built on the ARM Cortex-M0+ processor, the new platform gives design engineers the ability to use the latest 32-bit technology with low energy consumption and
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FPGA mezzanine card rapid prototyping kit aids JESD204B-compatible ADC-to-FPGA connectivity
February 26, 2013 7:41 pm | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Device added to its line of FPGA development platform-compatible FPGA mezzanine cards (FMC) incorporating JEDEC JESD204B SerDes (serializer/de-serializer) technology. Digital and analog designers can use the AD9250-FMC-250EBZ kit to simplify and rapidly prototype high-speed JESD204B A/D converter-to-FPGA platforms.
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Starter Kit for mobile embedded applications includes smart battery module
February 26, 2013 6:43 pm | Product Releases | Commentscongatec AG announced the Qseven Mobility Kit, a complete starter package for the rapid prototyping of battery-powered embedded systems. Qseven embedded computer modules are positioned for virtually any low-power or ultra mobile embedded PC application owing to their compact size and
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Development platform helps chipKIT and Arduino users develop wireless applications
February 26, 2013 3:23 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc. and Digilent announced the jointly developed chipKIT uC32 open-source development platform, which is based on Microchip’s 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller, as well as the chipKIT Wi-Fi Shield. Digilent’s chipKIT uC32 development board has the same form factor as
LISTED UNDER: Development | Development BoardsDiscrete-to-digital sensing devices include eight configurable channels
February 20, 2013 4:30 pm | Holt Integrated Circuits | Product Releases | CommentsHolt Integrated Circuits today announced the availability of evaluation boards for its latest discrete-to-digital product line. Three different boards are available to demonstrate the unique features of HI-8425, HI-8430 and HI-8435 product families.
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